Court asked to strike out decision permitting it to be sued after ruling on Louise O’Keeffe case. The State has asked the High Court to strike out a decision permitting it to be sued, along with the Christian Brothers, by three alleged sexual abuse victims following a European court ruling in the landmark Louise O’Keeffe case.
In January 2014, the European Court of Human
Rights ruled Ms O’Keeffe’s rights under the European Convention of Human
Rights had been breached by the failure of the State to protect her
from abuse by her school teacher, Leo Hickey, in the 1970s.